Including Means To Positively Transmit Rotation To Sliding Screw-feed Member Patents (Class 401/75)
  • Patent number: 7938591
    Abstract: A stick-shaped material extruding container and cosmetics using the container are provided. The stick-shaped material extruding container is provided with a piston-shaped extruding portion which is located at the front end of a moving body and tightly slides in a filling part; the stick-shaped material is tightly filled within the filling part; there exists sealant between the stick-shaped material and the extruding portion, which sealant contains one or more components chosen from the group consisting of oil components which assume liquid state at room temperature and polyols which assume liquid state at room temperature; the extruding portion and the stick-shaped material maintain in a tight engagement state in the filling part by means of the sealant with the mobile body being retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Tokiwa Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji Kokai
  • Patent number: 7883286
    Abstract: A device for packaging and method for applying a product configured to be applied on fibers. One example of the device includes a base incorporating a recess to accommodate a cup. This example of the device also includes a cup forming a seat for receiving a stick of product and a driving means for moving the cup relative to the base between a stowed position of the cup in the recess and a usage position in which an applicator portion of the stick emerges at least partially from an opening of the recess. The device includes a plurality of separator/comb elements extending around at least a portion of the opening of the recess, the separator/comb elements being configured so as to engage with the fibers to separate/comb them simultaneously to, or after the application of, the product onto the fibers by the applicator portion. A method is of using the device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Laure Thiebaut
  • Patent number: 7866905
    Abstract: A thrust-out type container for a rod-like article such as a lipstick comprises, in the order from the outside to the inside as viewed in a diametric direction of the container, an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder and a carrier. The carrier serves to support the rod-like article attached thereto. A control cylinder integrated with the inner cylinder lies outside the outer cylinder. An intermediate cylinder is interposed between the outer cylinder and the control cylinder. The intermediate cylinder comprises an upper portion extending upward beyond an upper end of the control cylinder and a lower portion extending into the control cylinder. A coupling member serving to couple the inner cylinder and the intermediate cylinder to each other is snap-engaged with the lower portion of the intermediate cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hidan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Mihara, Yoshinobu Abe, Kenichi Hiyama
  • Patent number: 7789581
    Abstract: An applicator device for applying a material in the form of a lead, in particular for applying a cosmetic material, comprising a holding part, in the interior of which the lead material (KM) to be applied is accommodated and which has an exit opening for the lead material (KM), a rotary part into which the holding part is preferably telescopically fitted and which is axially fixedly but rotatably connected to the holding part at a coupling portion thereof by way of a counterpart coupling portion provided at the rotary part, a rotary mechanism for axial displacement of the lead material (KM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Schwan-STABILO Cosmetics GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Heidenreiter
  • Patent number: 7736079
    Abstract: To prevent malfunction of a rod-like body feeding container, a pipe member (4) is moved forward with respect to a leading tube (3) by utilizing a first engagement portion (8) in accordance with a relative rotation between a main body (1) and a leading tube (3), a rod-like body (M) is moved forward with respect to the pipe member (4) by utilizing a second engagement portion (9) independently provided with the engagement portion (8) in accordance with the relative rotation so as to be protruded from the pipe member (4) to be in a use state on the basis of the forward moving operations, and the pipe member (4) is moved backward with respect to the leading tube (3) by utilizing the first engagement portion (8) in accordance with the relative rotation to feed back the pipe member (4) to a non-use position within the leading tube (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Tokiwa Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Tani
  • Patent number: 7731440
    Abstract: To reduce manufacturing cost of an extruding container, a female thread member (5) integrally has an outer tube (5a) and an inner tube (5b) with an annular space (5s) between them being open to one side in an axial direction, and the inner tube (5b) has a female thread (5e) formed on an inner peripheral surface from one side and to extend in the axial direction and slits (5n) extending in the axial direction and being open to one side, while a core pin including a male thread corresponding to the female thread (5e) and a protruding portion corresponding to the slits (5n), is drawn out from an outer mold after a middle mold having a convex portion corresponding to the space (5s), whereby the core pin can be drawn out without breaking the female thread (5e) as the inner tube (5b) is expanded by the slit (5n).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Tokiwa Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Tani
  • Publication number: 20100104345
    Abstract: A highly air-tight propelling container is provided, in which it is easy to recognize how much the content is extruded, and rotation of the rotator is prevented to avoid that the component are damaged by a wrong operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicants: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD, YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mieko Nasu, Hiroshi Mizushima, Takayuki Goto
  • Publication number: 20100061792
    Abstract: A writing implement with a sleeve, which has an open front end and in which a lead is displaceably retained by means of a spindle-drive mechanism having a rotary element, wherein the lead, which cooperates with the rotary element, itself forms the spindle and is secured in the sleeve against rotation. Inside of the sleeve, elastic lamellae are provided which engage recesses located on the outside of the lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: KORES HOLDING ZUG AG
    Inventor: Peter Koreska
  • Patent number: 7651288
    Abstract: A cosmetic applicator includes an elongate hollow threadable insert having a mouth situated at a front end, an interior, and circumferential splines at an opposite end. An exterior surface of the opposite end of the insert includes an integral partially circumferential cam terminating in a radial edge, the insert having a direction of rotation about an axis of the applicator. A piston having a threaded rod is proportioned in diameter for push-fittable axial insertion through the threadable insert and engagement with a refill cartridge. The rod is proportioned in length to the threadable insert. The refill cartridge receives a stick or column of cosmetic to be applied to the user, and includes a front portion having an annular collar and a portion having a cylindrical internal diameter proportioned for press-fittable receipt of the threaded insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Inventor: Heinz Welschoff
  • Patent number: 7621462
    Abstract: An air freshener with a device configured to maintain an air freshener's ability to disseminate a constant odor to an environment. The device incrementally advances the position of an air freshening composition such that an effective amount to maintain the air freshening odor is consistently exposed to the surrounding environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventor: Geoffrey Faires
  • Patent number: 7553101
    Abstract: Provided is a bar-like cosmetic delivering container which is internally sealed and suppresses the cosmetic from forming a play due to negative pressure and prevents the lipstick from contacting the inner surface of a lid sleeve body. The bar-like cosmetic delivering container adapted to project and retract the cosmetic by relative rotation between a receiving sleeve body and an outer sleeve body, wherein a lid sleeve body is provided with a sealing sleeve body adapted to fit on the outer sleeve body, thereby sealing the interior of the container. This ensures that even when the lid sleeve body is opened to release the sealing sleeve body, the receiving sleeve body alone is not internally subjected to negative pressure, preventing the lipstick from floating up or forming a play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumiki Harano, Yoshiyuki Murata
  • Publication number: 20090154984
    Abstract: To enable a material extruding container to carry out various combined operations, first and second engagement portions (8, 9) are provided within a container (100), both the first and second engagement portions (8, 9) operate to move a moving body (6) forward when a container front portion (1) and a container rear portion (3) are relatively rotated in one direction, the engagement of the first engagement portion (8) is cancelled when the first engagement portion (8) operates in a fixed section corresponding to the relative rotation between the container front portion (1) and the container rear portions (1, 3) in one direction, and only the second engagement portion (9) operates to move the moving body (6) forward and backward when they are further relatively rotated in one direction, while leads of the first and second engagement portions (8, 9) may be differentiated or reverse moving screws may be set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: TOKIWA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Tani
  • Publication number: 20090123213
    Abstract: To perform forward and backward movements of a stick-shaped material without trouble and prevent detachement of the stick-shaped material by an impact, a piston (7) in a movable body (6) arranged within a container (100) is closely attached within a filling member (1), the stick-shaped material (M) is loaded in the filling member (1) so as to be closely attached thereto, and the piston (7) is closely attached to the stick-shaped material (M), whereby the stick-shaped material (M) is pushed by a forward movement of the piston (7) to appear from an opening (1a) of the container, a sucking action generated due to decompression is applied between the piston (7) and the stick-shaped material (M) by a backward movement of the piston (7) to retract the stick-shaped material (M), and the decompression prevents falling off of the stick-shaped material (M) from the container (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: TOKIWA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Tani
  • Patent number: 7500799
    Abstract: A cosmetic dispenser for producing an axial movement of a cosmetic between extended and retracted dispositions. A cam member is rotatably engaged with an adapter member in a mating relationship. An elevator member with a cosmetic retaining portion and an elevator rod move axially in response to a rotation of the cam member in relation to the adapter member. A proximal end of the elevator rod can be received through an elevator aperture in the adapter member to enable a sliding of lugs on the elevator rod along a helical thread of the cam member. Frictional drag between the cam member and the adapter member can be produced by one or more drag protuberances therebetween. Where the drag protuberances project from the adapter member, a thin wall portion therein can enable a resilient deflection of the drag protuberances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: HCP Packaging USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas F. Holloway
  • Publication number: 20090052968
    Abstract: A cosmetic applicator includes an elongate hollow threadable insert having a mouth situated at a front end and an interior diameter defining, at a proximal end, circumferential female recesses. An exterior surface of a proximal end of the insert includes an integral partially circumferential cam having a curved incline plane terminating in a radial edge, the insert having a direction of rotation about a longitudinal axis of the applicator. Also included is a piston having a threaded rod proportioned in diameter for push-fittable axial insertion through the threadable insert and for threadable engagement, when locked into the cartridge the threaded rod proportioned in length to extend to the female recesses within the interior diameter of the threadable insert, and a piston integrally dependent from a front end of the threaded rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventor: Heinz Welschoff
  • Patent number: 7455467
    Abstract: To make a container shape slim and compact and prevent breakage of a stick-shaped cosmetic material, a stick-shaped cosmetic material (M) having a cross sectional shape with long and short diameters is used, four support pieces (7b) supporting a rear end portion of the cosmetic material (M) support inclined surfaces (Ma) between the long and short diameters, a forward and backward moving hole (4a), in which the cosmetic material (M) and the support pieces (7b) move, is formed in a cross sectional shape with long and short diameters, and has flat short diameter side inner surfaces (4aa), the short diameter side inner surfaces (4aa) come close to short-diameter side outer surfaces (Mb) of the cosmetic material (M), and inner surfaces (4ab) at the support piece (7b) side come close to outer surfaces (7bb) at an outer side in the short diameter direction of the support pieces (7b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Tokiwa Corporation
    Inventor: Arata Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20080286028
    Abstract: A dispenser for a solid product that is rubbed off includes a threaded riser on a threaded spindle having a stop at its free end to prevent the riser from coming off, thereby allowing the purchaser to have access to the entire amount of product purchased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventor: Carl Lombardi
  • Publication number: 20080286032
    Abstract: An applicator for applying a medium, such as for eye make-up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventor: Patrick Fraillon
  • Patent number: 7389894
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispenser for a cream-type material or material which can be deposited by applying it to a surface, comprising a chamber with a discharge opening for receiving and storing said material, a spindle which is rotationally and longitudinally -axially arranged in the chamber, a piston which can move inside said chamber along the spindle by rotation thereof, and an operating element fixedly connected to the spindle for rotation, said spindle being provided with a least two regions having various thread pitches along the length thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien
    Inventors: Ulrike Danne, Norbert Hoefel, Wolfgang Heukamp
  • Publication number: 20080131187
    Abstract: An improved lip product applicator for applying a pasty or semi soft lip product to a user's lips comprising a body is described. The body has a product reservoir extending therefrom. The product reservoir is generally hollow and has a tip extending from an end of the reservoir opposite the body. The reservoir has a means for discharging product contained therein through an orifice in said tip. The tip is made of a clear material that permits the user to view the color of the product contained therein. The tip is also tapered and retains its tapered shape as lip product is applied to a user's lips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Diane C. Breidenbach, Laurence W. Mille
  • Patent number: 7354215
    Abstract: A dispensing package for a cosmetic/antiperspirant/deodorant or other stick product. The dispensing package can have a tear-away seal integrally molded with the applicator end of the package barrel. The tear-away seal, or a frangible bead forming part of the tear-away structure, can contain a tab for the user to grip when removing the tear-away seal to open the product. The dispensing package can be actuated by rotating a thumb-wheel held in place by two slots in opposing sides of the package barrel. The elevator component that ejects product from the dispensing package can be molded with an unthreaded, self-tapping hole that is tapped by insertion of the actuator spindle during assembly of the dispensing package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Rego & Roy, LLC
    Inventors: John J. Rego, Michael J. Roy
  • Publication number: 20080038042
    Abstract: A watch having a display which displays an output from a mechanism, the display and mechanism encased in a watchcase which includes a recess for releasably receiving an applicator is disclosed. A first end of the applicator features an application member with an amount of cosmetic pre-absorbed to the application member. Insertion of the applicator closes an electric circuit having a voltage potential for displaying the output. Removal of the applicator opens the electric circuit, removing the output from the display and revealing a mirror which is useful for application of the cosmetic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Laura E. Guy
  • Publication number: 20080025785
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is electric lipstick. The electric lipstick includes a body for accommodating a battery therein, a lipstick container provided with a pair of guide protrusions on the circumferential surface thereof, a guide provided with a pair of guide holes formed along the length of the circumferential wall thereof so as to support the guide protrusions in a vertical direction, a rotary element provided with a pair of spiral grooves on the inner circumferential surface thereof so as to help the guide protrusions be raised and lowered as desired, a motor assembly for rotating the rotary element, and a switch for selectively connecting the motor assembly and the battery to each other and controlling the turning on, turning off, driving duration and driving direction of the motor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seog Jin Ma, Seung Bum Kim, Dae Young Kim, Hyo Young Kim
  • Patent number: 7322765
    Abstract: The stick container includes a cup, a sleeve and a base. The cup includes a placement portion for disposing thereon a lipstick, and a spiral shell pillar extended downward from the cup. The sleeve made of a hollow tube includes a locking portion formed on the bottom portion thereof. The base includes a threaded cylinder formed in the central portion thereof. The threaded cylinder includes a threaded portion corresponding to the spiral shell pillar. A locking portion is formed in the base corresponding to the locking portion of the sleeve. The stick container is structurally simple and easy to assemble, which will largely reduce its fabrication cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Inventors: Chun-Te Wang, Tsung-Yuan Tu
  • Publication number: 20080019760
    Abstract: To make a container shape slim and compact and prevent breakage of a stick-shaped cosmetic material, a stick-shaped cosmetic material (M) having a cross sectional shape with long and short diameters is used, four support pieces (7b) supporting a rear end portion of the cosmetic material (M) support inclined surfaces (Ma) between the long and short diameters, a forward and backward moving hole (4a), in which the cosmetic material (M) and the support pieces (7b) move, is formed in a cross sectional shape with long and short diameters, and has flat short diameter side inner surfaces (4aa), the short diameter side inner surfaces (4aa) come close to short-diameter side outer surfaces (Mb) of the cosmetic material (M), and inner surfaces (4ab) at the support piece (7b) side come close to outer surfaces (7bb) at an outer side in the short diameter direction of the support pieces (7b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: TOKIWA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Arata Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7303348
    Abstract: A dispenser for metered dosing of cream-based medicines comprising a barrel, a base having a threaded rod extending therefrom, a riser having at least one flexible seal which engages the barrel, an applicator cap having apertures therein for spreading dispensed cream onto a user's skin. The user positively knows when a metered amount of cream has been dispensed by tactile and audible feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Custom Rx Tda, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Phipps, Dale Coker, Carter Gorman, Lindsey Pickle, Matthew Poelke, Larry Wilson, Donald Anthony Muntner
  • Patent number: 7284926
    Abstract: To improve a quality without deteriorating feeding function, a stick-shaped cosmetic material cartridge is structured such that, a rear inner tube (12) is received in an outer tube (10) to be rotatable and immobile in an axial direction, a front inner tube (13) is coupled to the rear inner tube (12) to be mobile in the axial direction and non-rotatable and is energized rearward by an energizing means (16) to be received in the outer tube (10), and a male thread (14f) of a thread stick (14) supporting a stick-shaped cosmetic material (M) and provided with the male thread (14f) is engaged with a female thread (13x) in an inner portion of the front side inner tube (13), whereby the cosmetic material (M) rises and sets smoothly and, even if an impact is applied, is well protected from being loosened off and broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Tokiwa Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Yukikazu Ishida
  • Patent number: 7270495
    Abstract: A dispenser of personal care material adapted to receive and store an insert of personal material and comprising: a vertical hollow circular cylinder having an annular shaped horizontal cross section; an upper cap assembly of annular shape containing a first seal and pressed into removable engagement with an open upper end of the cylinder and producing an air tight upper end seal; a vertical elongated threaded drive screw disposed within the cylinder and spaced from both cylindrical ends; a lower cap assembly including a lower end cap rotatably secured to the lower end of the cylinder; a circular disc that is disposed in an opening, said disc having an inwardly projecting vertical prong which will exhibit an additional forward motion when the disc is manually pressed inward; and air tight seal means disposed in the lower end of the cylinder including a lower end air tight seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Jackel, Inc
    Inventor: Dennis Preteroti
  • Patent number: 7249905
    Abstract: A thrust-out type container for a rod-like article generally comprises a driving cylinder extending in a vertical direction, a cylindrical holder extending in the vertical direction inside the driving cylinder, and a guide cylinder adapted to restrict a movement of the holder so that the holder can not be non-rotatable with respect to the driving cylinder but movable in the vertical direction. The driving cylinder includes an outer cylinder formed on its inner peripheral surface with a first groove and an inner cylinder lying inside the outer cylinder and slidably engaged with the first groove so as to be movable in the vertical direction and formed on its inner peripheral surface with a second groove. An upper portion of the holder defined as a cup is configured so that the rod-like article can be attached thereto and a lower portion of the holder defined as a stem extending downward from the cup is adapted to be slidably engaged with the second groove of the inner cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Hidan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Naramoto, Yoshinobu Abe
  • Publication number: 20070166095
    Abstract: A container is disclosed that includes an elongated, substantially hollow body having at least one opening, and a recoil mechanism integrally formed in the body and comprising a lanyard configured to extend from and recoil into the body. The container also includes a plunger slideably coupled with an interior surface of the body and configured to one of extend the item outward from an opening in the body, or, retract the item inward into the body. The container may include a flip-top cap integrally formed with the body, and an advance mechanism that causes the plunger to extend or retract in response to the direction of a rotating force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Jacob D. Samuelson, Christopher G. Samuelson
  • Patent number: 7213994
    Abstract: A dispenser for metered dosing of cream-based medicines comprising a barrel, a base having a threaded rod extending therefrom, a riser having at least one flexible seal which engages the barrel, an applicator cap having apertures therein for spreading dispensed cream onto a user's skin. The user positively knows when a metered amount of cream has been dispensed by tactile and audible feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Custom RX TDA, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Phipps, Dale Coker, Carter Gorman, Lindsey Pickle, Matthew Poelke, Larry Wilson, Donald Anthony Muntner
  • Patent number: 7207739
    Abstract: A dispenser of personal care material employs a vertical hollow circular cylinder having a vertical axis and open at upper and lower ends. Upper and lower caps are secured and are detachably sealed to upper and lower ends of the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Inventor: Dennis Preteroti
  • Patent number: 7175358
    Abstract: The present invention is an improved cosmetic applicator which contains a new and novel apparatus to expose and retract a cosmetic stick contained within the applicator apparatus. The apparatus comprises an internal threaded shaft supported on a base which includes rotation means such as a knob, the shaft having a multiplicity of spaced apart threads on its exterior surface. A hollow cylindrical shelf having means at one end to support a cosmetic and a pair of interior oppositely disposed male teeth adjacent its opposite end which interact with the threads enables the shelf to ride up and down on the threaded shaft as the knob is turned to thereby expose and retract the cosmetic supported at the upper end of the cylindrical shelf. A hollow exterior cylindrical casing is supported at one end within the base and surrounds the hollow cylindrical self and the cosmetic supported thereon. The cylindrical casing is covered by an exterior cylindrical casing when the apparatus is not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Spa de Soleil, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob Revivo
  • Patent number: 7165905
    Abstract: An auto-control pencil suitable for pen leads of different sizes comprises a pen tube; a guide tube; a push rod; a spring; a rotary head; an inner head; and an outer head. When an inner head is pressed downwards along the outer head, the presses at the front end of the inner head will reduce inwards so that one end of the pen lead resists against the opening at the front end of a push rod and moreover another end thereof is clamped by the presses so that the two ends of the pen leads are fixed. Pen leads of different sizes can be used. Thus one pen is sufficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Poleen Corporation
    Inventor: Ming-Mei Kuo
  • Patent number: 7144171
    Abstract: A device for packaging and applying a substance constituting a cosmetic or a care product containing at least one volatile hydrocarbon solvent can be closed hermetically and includes at lease two elements, at least one of which is made of a plastics material. The elements are suitable for moving relative to each other in order to enable the substance to be applied. The plastics material is selected in such a manner that the element(s) is/are not subject to significant mass variation when put into prolonged contact with the vapor of the solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Gilles Blondeel, Marion Prunier
  • Patent number: 7128486
    Abstract: A feeding container (1, 101, 301) for a stick-form cosmetic material (A, B, C) comprises a sleeve (10, 110, 310) which accommodates a tubular holder (31, 131, 331) holding the base end of the stick-form cosmetic material (A, B, C). By constituting the holder (31, 131, 331) by a thin film, an appropriate clearance can be set between the cosmetic material (A, B, C) and the inner periphery of the sleeve (10, 110, 310) without providing a step in the outer periphery of the cosmetic material (A, B, C). The form of an opening portion of the holder (31, 131, 331) is corrected by the inner periphery of the sleeve (10, 110, 310) when the holder (31, 131, 331) is inserted into the sleeve (10, 110, 310), so the cosmetic material (A, B, C) can be fitted easily into the holder (31, 131, 331) in the sleeve (10, 110, 310).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Suzuno Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Ohba, Tomoya Minamino
  • Patent number: 7052198
    Abstract: A stick-shaped cosmetic material feeding container, wherein a forward and backward moving hole (8d) of a front tube (8) is formed in a noncircular shape close to a cosmetic material (M) and a support pieces (9c), a gap between the cosmetic material (M) and the hole (8d) is made small, a space in a side of the cosmetic material from a packing (10) is made airtight to a space in a rear end side from the packing (10) by the packing (10), which is attached to a rear side from the support piece (9c), copies a shape of the hole (8d) and is pressure-contacted with the hole (8d) and is pressure-contacted with the hole (8d), the front tube (8) and a support rod (9) are rotated synchronously, and the support rod (9) is moved in the hole (8d) by a relative rotation between the front tube (8) and the main body tube (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Tokiwa Corporation
    Inventor: Arata Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7044667
    Abstract: To prevent container breakage, the stick-shaped cosmetic material feeding container comprises a screw rod (1) where a core chuck (11a) holding a cosmetic material (10) is provided in a leading end, and a male screw (12a) is formed in an outer periphery, a tubular sleeve (2) with an inner portion supporting the screw rod (1) non-rotatably and slidably in an axial direction, and a tubular main body (3) connected to the sleeve (2) from a rear side rotatably and provided with a female screw (31) engaging with the male screw (12a) in an inner periphery, the sleeve (2) and the main body (3) are relatively rotated to feed the cosmetic material (10), and a first rod-like member (11) and a second rod-like member (12) of the screw rod (1) are connected via a connecting means (13) allowing a synchronous rotation by a normal torque and allowing an idle running by an excessive torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Tokiwa Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Yoshiaki Uehara
  • Patent number: 7004656
    Abstract: A stick-type cosmetic container, comprising an internal structure having a rotational cylinder, a sleeve, and an inner container for filling a stick-type cosmetic therein and allowing the stick-type cosmetic filled in the inner container to be projected and retracted by guiding a small projection provided on the inner container by an inner container guiding groove provided in the sleeve and vertically moving the small projection by a screw threaded in the inner surface of the rotational cylinder, characterized in that the inner container guiding groove provided in the sleeve inside the internal structure is formed of a primary linear groove having a closed bottom end and a secondary groove branched on the way of the primary groove, formed in an approximately inverse J-shape and having an open bottom end, whereby, in normal use, the inner container is not fallen down and, when the stick-type cosmetic is used up, the inner container can be easily disassembled and a member can be easily replaced by using a simpl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: KOSE Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Kurihara, Mitsunobu Nakamura, Kazutsugu Iwasaki, Shigeto Imabeppu, Kei Arai
  • Patent number: 7001092
    Abstract: A type of writing apparatus. The writing apparatus is a modified crayon that includes an attached eraser and has an outer plastic sleeve that serves as the gripping mechanism when in use. An individual can rotate the attached eraser and expel the crayon slowly out of the open of the plastic sleeve as the crayon is used up. In addition, the crayon itself has incorporated metallic additives, sparkling additives, and various scents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Inventor: Bincy Varughese
  • Patent number: 6981811
    Abstract: An improved lip product applicator for applying a pasty or semi soft lip product to a user's lips comprising a body is described. The body has a product reservoir extending therefrom. The product reservoir is generally hollow and has a tip extending from an end of the reservoir opposite the body. The reservoir has a means for discharging product contained therein through an orifice in said tip. The tip is made of a clear material that permits the user to view the color of the product contained therein. The tip is also tapered and retains its tapered shape as lip product is applied to a user's lips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Inventors: Diane C. Breidenbach, Laurence W. Mille
  • Patent number: 6969208
    Abstract: A slider for a solid paste dispenser has a planar base portion and a tubular portion projecting from the center of the base portion into a solid paste. A screw rod extends through the base and tubular portions and is engaged therewith in threaded manner, and the tubular portion has as an integral part thereof a radially outwardly extending protrusion or a number of such protrusions so formed as to satisfy the equation S0?SM?S1+S2+ . . . +Sn where S0 stands for the area (cm2) of the upper surface of the base portion, S1 to Sn each stand for the area (cm2) of the lower surface of one of the n protrusions, and SM stands for a maximum area (cm2) of S1 to Sn in which each of S0 and S1 to Sn excludes the area occupied by the tubular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masashi Shinya
  • Patent number: 6969209
    Abstract: A dispenser for a solid, gel or paste product includes a sound generating component or transmitter which releases a preset audio message, or which can activate other devices, every time the product is delivered from the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Inventors: Paige Apar, Vanessa McGarry
  • Patent number: 6939070
    Abstract: A device for receiving and dispensing a coatable material such as adhesive, glue, cosmetics and the like. A sleeve-shaped receiving element has a piston-shaped element carrying the coatable material that is displaceable in longitudinal direction by a screw spindle operated by an external rotary grip at the base of the receiving element. The underside of the piston-shaped element is formed to complement the inwardly protruding shape of the sleeve base or grip element, such that there is virtually no free space in which air can collect between the piston-shaped element and the sleeve base when the piston element is fully retracted in the receiving element. Thus the device avoids undesired bubble formation during the filling process, and undesired material break off during use can be largely excluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Henkel Kommandirgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Wolfgang Butz, Peter Gonzalez-Koehn, Axel Uwe Kochler, Peter Kuklik, Rainer Dahm, Karsten Wolf
  • Patent number: 6918511
    Abstract: A dispensing device comprising a container with product outlets, a screw that operates a piston within the container and a torsion spring that biases the screw. The torsion spring includes a hoop having one or more inner tabs. The hoop is frictionally engaged with an interior surface of the container. A boss is fixed to the screw and a flexible arm interconnects the hoop and boss. The torsion spring also includes a spoke that is angularly offset from the flexible arm. Application of a rotational force to the screw urges the piston toward the container outlets, causing the flexible arm to yield, allowing the boss to rotate relative to the hoop until the spoke engages an inner tab. Further rotation releases the hoop from frictional engagement with the container. Once the rotational force is removed, the hoop re-engages the container interior surface and the flexible arm regains its original shape, causing the hub and screw to counter-rotate, which simultaneously moves the piston away from the fluid outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Spatz Laboratories
    Inventors: Walter B. Spatz, Monroe A. Cochran, Jeffrey J. Hager
  • Patent number: 6905272
    Abstract: A case for lipstick or lip cream or the like has a tubular casing, a contents carrying unit including a carrier movably disposed in the tubular casing, and a rotary control unit including a rotary member for moving the carrier by rotating the rotary member, which is capable of protruding and retracting contents from and into the tubular casing smoothly by rotating the rotary member, reducing number of parts for constituting the case and manufacturing cost, and at the same time simplifying the assembly of the rotary member and the carrier to the tubular casing. The rotary control unit and the contents carrying unit are molded integrally with a breaking portion interposed therebetween so that the rotary control unit and the contents carrying unit are separated when the carrier is moved away from the rotary member by rotating the rotary member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: M.F.V Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 6896434
    Abstract: In a stick type cosmetic material feeding container 1, a stick type cosmetic material A retained at a front end of a core chuck member 30 moves in an axial direction in a front cylinder 10 by a feeding mechanism due to rotary operation of the front cylinder 10 and a base cylinder 20. A cylindrical body 34 which defines the advance limit and retreat limit of a feeding stroke is installed at a rear part of the core chuck member 30. Elastic engagement projections 37 which are spirally engaged with a roulette-shaped spiral 22 of the base cylinder 20 and have elasticity are installed at an outer circumference of the cylindrical body 34. Further, the cylindrical body 34 is provided with an elastic slit 34c for absorbing a shock in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Suzuno Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Ohba, Tadasuke Adachi
  • Patent number: 6866438
    Abstract: A crayon comprising a holding portion, a cartridge for receiving a refill of a predetermined color and a cover characterized in that the cartridge is of the color of the refill, and a part of the cartridge is visible from the exterior, more specifically even when the cartridge is held by the holding portion and the cover is fitted on to the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Schwan-STABILO Cosmetics GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Bauer, Ulrich Griebel, Georg Roeder
  • Patent number: 6843611
    Abstract: A device for packaging and applying a substance constituting a cosmetic or a care product containing at least one volatile hydrocarbon solvent can be closed hermetically and comprises at least two elements, at least one of which is made of a plastics material. The elements are suitable for moving relative to each other in order to enable the substance to be applied. The plastics material is selected in such a manner that the element(s) is/are not subject to significant mass variation when put into prolonged contact with the vapor of said solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Gilles Blondeel, Marion Prunier
  • Patent number: 6835016
    Abstract: A stick projecting device has a barrel as a case body comprising a front barrel and a rear barrel both of which are configured rotatably with regard to each other. A piston rod oval in section, having uncontinuous male thread portions is slidably fitted in the barrel. A driver having a female thread portion in mesh with the male thread portions is provided in the front barrel. A locking member that prevents the piston rod from turning is secured to the front barrel at a position forwardly of the driver. An inner cylinder is movably provided in the front barrel and the tip of the inner cylinder is able to be in abutment with a part of the front interior of the front barrel. A part of a stick that has been projected from the opening of the tip of the front barrel can be restored in the front barrel by a reverse turning operation of the rear barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Kotobuki & Co., LTD
    Inventor: Yoshio Noguchi